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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY Subject code ME 2204 Part-A 1.What is continuity equation? 2.Distinguish between ideal and real fluids. 3.What is specific gravity? how is it related to density? 4.Define the term pressure.what are its units?s 5.Statepascals law. 6.What are energy lines and hydraulic gradient lines? 7.Write down four examples of laminar flow. 8.What is the physical significance of Reynolds number? 9.What is a syphon?what are its applications? 10.Whatdu you mean by flow through parallel pipes/ Part-B (5x16=80) 11.a)i)The velocity distribution over a plate is given by u=3/4 y-y2 where u is velocity in m/s and at a depth y in m above the plate.Determine the shear stress at a distance of 0.3m from the top of the plate.Assume dynamic viscosity of the fluid is taken as 0.95Ns/m2
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a)ii) when a pressure of 20.7 MN/m2 is applied to 100 liters of a liquid its volume decreases by one litre.Find the bulk modulus of the liquid and identify this liquid. a)iii)A 1.9 mm diameter tube is inserted into an unknown liquid whose density is 960 kg/m3,and it is observed that the liquid rises 5mm in the tube,making a contact angle of 15.Determinethe surface tension of the liquid. (OR) b)i)A horizontal venturimeter with inlet and thorat diameters 20 cm and 10 cm respectively is used to measure the flow of water.The reading of differential manometer connected to inlet and thorat is 15cm of mercury.Determine the flow rate.Take Cd=0.98 (8)

b)ii)An orifice meter consisting of 10 cm orifice in a 25cm diameter pipe has co-efficient=0.65.The pipe delivers oil of specific gravity 0.8.The pressure difference between two sides of orifice is 80 cm of mercury column.Calculate flow rate in lit/sec. (8)

12)a)i)A horizontal pipe of diameter 300mm is attached to another pipe of diameter 250mm by means of flange.The ratio of flow of water is 0.5m3/sec.The pressure intensities in the large and small pipe

are given as 14.32N/cm2 and 11.58N/cm2respectively.Calculate head loss and the coefficient of contraction a)ii)water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of diameter 300mm at a velocity of 3.2 m/s.Find the loss of head in the pipe,when a circular solid plate of diameter 200mm is p/laced in the pipe to obstruct the flow.Assume Cc=0.63 (OR) b)i)A pipe of 300mtm diameter inclined at 30 to the horizontal is carrying gasoline(sp.gravity=0.82).A venturimeter is fitted in the pipe to find out the flow rate whose thorat diameter is 150mm,the thorat is 1.2m from the entrance along its length.The pressure gauges fitted to the venturimeter read 140 KN/m2 and 80KN/m2 respectively.Find out the co-efficient of discharge of venturimeter if the flow is 0.20 m3/sec (16) 13) a)Using Buckinghams theorem,show that the velocity through a circular orifice in a pipe is given by v=2gh f {d/h, /vh}where v is the velocity through orifice of diameter D and H is the head causing the flow and and are the density and dynamic viscosity of the fluid passing through the orifice and g is acceleration due to gravity (OR) b The efficiency of a fan depends on (density ,(viscosity of the fluid,(angular velocity), d (diameter of rotor and Q (discharge . Express in terms of non dimensional parameters, Use Buckinghams theorem.

14)a)i)A pipeline 60cm in diameter bifurcates at as Y-junction into two branches 40 cm and 30 cm in diameter.If the rate of flow in the main pipe is 1.5 m3/sec,and the mean velocity of flow in the 30 cm pipe is 7.5 m/sec,determine the rate of flow in the 40cm pipe. a)ii)Derive the energy equation and state the assumptions made while deriving the equation. (OR) b) Two reservoirs,whose water levels differ by 20m are connected with a compound pipeline consisting of three pipes in series.Pipe of 200mmdiameter is connected to upper reservoir and pipe of 300 mm diameter is connected to lower reservoir.Middle pipe is 150 mm diameter.All pipes are 100m long with frictional factors 0.023,0.024 and 0.025 respectively.Consider all losses, find rate of flow of water and velocity in each pipe. (16) (4) (12)

15)a)i)A pipe increase in diameter suddenly from 12cm to 22 cm if the discharge of water through the pipe is 120 lit/sec,determine the loss of head due to sudden enlargement of cross sectional area.Also determine the difference of pressure between two sections of the pipe line. (8)

a) ii) The rate of flow of water through a horizontal pipe is 0.25m3/sec.the diameter of the pipe which is 20 cm is suddenly enlarged to 40 cm ,the pressure intensity in the smaller pipe is 11.772 N/cm2.determine i)loss of head due to sudden enlargement ii)pressure intensity in larger pipe. iii)power loss due to enlargement (OR) Torque T of a propeller depends on density of liquid ,viscosity of liquid ,speed N rpm, linear velocity V diameter of propeller shaft D, Using Buckinghams Theorem. show that; T= N2D5 [ND/V, ND2/]